وَحَقِّby the sanctity of جُفُونِكَyour eyelids فَهْيَfor they are الَّتيthe ones that
وَحَقِّ جُفُونِكَ فَهْيَ الَّتي
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حَلَفْتُI swear بِهاby them أَصْدُقُI speak the truth
إِذا ما حَلَفْتُ بِها أَصْدُقُ
By the sanctity of your eyelids—for they are the ones
By the truth of your eyelids, to which
by which, whenever I swear, I speak the truth—
If I swear, I am truthful
لَقَدْindeed فَتَحَhas opened الشَّوْقُlonging لِيfor me مِنْfrom هَوَاlove for
لَقَدْ فَتَحَ الشَّوْقُ لِي مِنْ هَوَا
كَyou (attached pronoun) بَاباًa door مِنَof الشَّوْقِlonging لاnot يُغْلَقُis shut
كَ بَاباً مِنَ الشَّوْقِ لا يُغْلَقُ
longing has indeed opened for me, out of love for
Desire for you has opened for me
you, a door of longing that is never shut.
A door of desire that cannot be shut
كأَنَّas though دُمُوعيmy tears عَلَىupon وَجْنَتِيmy cheek
كأَنَّ دُمُوعي عَلَى وَجْنَتِي
لُجَيْنٌsilver عَلَىupon ذَهَبٍgold مُحْرَقُrefined by fire
لُجَيْنٌ عَلَى ذَهَبٍ مُحْرَقُ
It is as though my tears upon my cheek
As though my tears upon my cheek
were silver upon fire-refined gold.
Were melted gold on burning gold
Sol 6.1